Christiana Pokuaa, left, of Mothers Against Malaria says the club has taught her a lot. Photograph: Jane Hahn/guardian.co.uk

On the fertile land next to the Volta river, a single drumbeat drifts through the dense west African forest, calling the women of Ensuoso to the Mothers Against Malaria meeting.

"We've learnt a lot," says Christiana Pokuaa, the village representative for the Mothers Against Malaria club. "We used to think malaria was caused by eating unripe mangoes or staying out in the sun too long.

"Now, we know it's from mosquitoes that breed in poor sanitary environments when water collects in pools and empty tins are thrown away by us."

The Mothers Against Malaria club is part of the new FHI360 and GlaxoSmithKl…

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Ever creative when it comes to toying with different ingredients to go with dishes at Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur's Ming Palace Chinese Restaurant, executive Chinese chef Chun Siew Seng has this time paired dishes with fruits in a promotion called Frutti Tutti Cantonese Delight.

Diced chicken with mango and pepper trio.1 / 4

Available until the end of next month, Chun has a menu of eight dishes that ranges from appetiser and soup to main dishes, which are prepared by incorporating local fruits such as the dragon fruit, banana, mango and durian.

One of the star dishes on the menu is the crispy durian prawns, using D24 durians. The dish received positive feedback from diners who loved the combination of flavours.

"The prawns are deep-fried with batter and coated with durian paste, the taste of which is enhanced by adding on mayonnaise and lemon juice," he said.

The lucky JetBlue customers were treated to delicious Jamba Mango-A-Go-Go(R) and Caribbean Passion(R) smoothies as they boarded the airline on its inaugural flights to Liberia and La Romana, respectively.

Drs. Amy Clement and Pedro DiNezio from the University of Miami were part of a new study that can aid scientists in better understanding regional and global effects of climate change in the Pacific. Credit: University of Miami.

University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers have climate scientists rethinking a commonly held theory about the ocean's role in the global climate system.

The new findings can aid scientists in better understanding and predicting changes in the Pacific climate and its impacts around the globe.

According to the study's lead author, UM Rosenstiel School Professor Amy Clement, the tropical atmospheric pressure system known as the Southern Oscillation (a periodic fluctuation of atmospheric pressure commonly observed as the El Nino Southern Oscillation, which brings unusually warm water across the Pacific Ocean basin) plays …

US exports to Chile have soared since FTA took effect in 2004by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor

I caught Barbara Kotschwar, a Latin America specialist with the Washington-based Petersen Institute for International Economics, by surprise when I said I wanted to talk about trade with Chile. “There isn’t anything exciting going on,” she said, adding “the fact that you never hear about it is a good thing.”

No news may be good news, but the absence of Chilean trade stories from the news cycle means the public is largely unaware of the benefits of a successful free-trade agreement … and many US exporters are missing out on a great market.

Under the FTA, which entered into force in 2004, tariffs on more than 90% of the goods traded between the US and Chile were eliminated immediately, with duties on another 154 items phased out this year.

The pay-off for US companies: exports of US goods to Chile have tripled since the FTA took effect, rising from $3.6 billion that year to $1…